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Jan 1, 1000
Late Prehistoric Period AC
Click here to learn more These were the last cultures to exist before contact was made with the Europeans. This was the time that we have identified as being the Fort Ancient Culture because of their defensive structures. Large field hoes have been found indicating that agriculture had taken a much larger role in daily survival. -
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Ancient Ohio Civilazation AC-BC from left to right
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Woodland Period BC
Click here to learn more Sometime about 3,000 to 1,000 years ago, another dramatic change became apparent. Pottery was developed to cook and store food for longer period of time. Crops were beginning to be grown on a small scale, in family gardens. They also began creating ritualized tablets, pipes made from pipestone. -
Archaic Period BC
Click here to learn more From about 10,000 to 3,000 years ago, there was a period we call the Archaic Period. During this time technology improved for the hunters. Instead of just sticking a sharpened stone at the end of their spear, if they fashioned notches at the base, they could secure the points to smaller, narrower shafts that could be thrown further with more accuracy. -
Paleoidian Period BC
Click here to learn more The Paleoindian Period dates back to a time between 12,000 and 10,00 years ago. During this time the culture consisted of small family or clans that were using spears tipped with fluted flint that made an effective hunting tool against the large scale animals found.
